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DONALD ROSS AND NORTON BROOKER, OF ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI.

FIRE-EXTINGUI'SHINGI ATTACHMENT FOR CAR-STOVES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 376,163, dated January10, 1888.

7 Application filed May 12, 1887. Serial No 237,955. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:v

Be it known that we, DONALD Boss and NORTON BROOKER, of St.Joseph, inthe county of Buchanan and State of Missouri, have inventednew anduseful Improvements in Fireefflcient means for putting out the fire inacarstove in case of accident by allowing a quantity of water to escapefrom a tank into the stove when such stove shall have been turned over,or partially so; and to that end the invention consists in the peculiarconstruction, arrangement, and combinationsoflhe various parts, all asmore fully hereinafter set forth.

Figures 1 and 2 are vertical sections taken at right angles to eachother.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, Arepresentsa carstove, above which is located a suitable tank, B, the twobeing connected by a pipe, 0. The upper end of the pipe has secured toit Within the tank a turn-table, D, terminatingin a pipe, D, which isprovided with the flaring mouth E, having an annular flange, a.

F is a carriage which turns upon the table D, and is provided withsuitable anti-friction rollers, b c, the former of whichbear against theflange a, while the latter rotate upon the flange of the turntable.

G are arms rising from the carriage F, their inner ends being bentinwardly over the flaring mouth of the pipe to support the weight orballL.

H is a cage carried by the carriage.

I isalever fulcrunned to one of the arms G, its longer arm extendinginto the projecting portion of the cage H, while its shorter arm, M, isconnected to theupper end of the valve-stem This valve-stem carries avalve, N, and the latter has a seat in the flaring mouth of the pipe, asshown. The upper end of the valve-stem has secured to it a cup, 0, whichalso serves to support the ball,while the weight of the ball keeps thevalve closed upon its seat, excepting in cases where the stove is tippedover. The valve-stem projects down through the pipe, as shown, andcarries a flanged head, P, which, when the valve-stem is raised, opensthe gates R in the top ofthe stove. are especially designed to keep sootand other matter from passing up into the pipe from the stove.

In practice, the parts being constructed and arranged substantially asherein shown and the tank filled with water, in case of an accident andthe stoveshould be tipped sufficiently to allow the ball to roll out ofitsbearings, it would roll down into the arm of the cage upon the leverI and depress the latter and thus nec- These gates essarily pulling upthe valve-stem and opening the valveNand the gates in the stove-top,thus allowing the water in the tank to escape through the pipe into thestove and eiTectually put out thefire therein. The stove-doors should beprovided with a safety locking device that would keep them closed underall circumstances. a v

It is evident that, in case the stove and pipe be thrown-to either sideby the upsetting of the car containing it, the side of the carriage thatis the heaviest-win, the side on which the lever projectswill be thelowest, as it will turn around on the table until it assumes thatposition, and thus the ball will roll down upon the lever and open thevalve.

What we claim as our invention is 1. The combination, in a device forthe purpose described, of a tank provided with an escape-valve, arotating cage extended to one side, and lever, and a-ball or weightnormally resting upon the stem of the valve and adapted to open andclose the valve, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination of a tank, B, provided with a turn-table, D, having aflaring valveseat, with a carriage, F, arms G on said carriage, cage H,also carried by the carriage, extended to one side of the turntable,valve N, lever I, and ball L, all constructed, arranged, and operatingsubstantially in the manner and for the purposes described.

3. The combination,with the stove and the tank connected therewith, of aturn-table, D,

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within the tank, a flaring valve-seat on said riage F, arms G, cage H,extending to one turn-table, a carriage, F. carrying cage H, exsideofsaid turn-table, lever I, valve N,valvetending to one side ofsaidturn-table, and arms stem K, cup 0, ball L, and gates R, all con- G, thevalve N, having stem K, the lever l, structed,arranged,and operatingsubstantially connected with said stem, cup 0 at the upper in the mannerand for the purposes specified. 15

end of said sten1,and the ball L, normally rcst- DONALD ROSS. ing 011said cap, substantially as described. NORTON BROOKER.

4L In a device forthepnrpose described, the Witnesses: combination ofthe stove A, tank B, pipe 0, l H. D. ENDY, IO turn-table D, havingflaring valve-seat, car- I S. D. FLICK.

